The Militia Digest

Badr Central Political Office head Muhammad Naji Muhammad on Wednesday told Badr MPs to reject merging PMF Law No. 40 of 2016 with service-and-retirement legislation. Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) carried his call to settle service, rank and retirement disputes separately. Former MP Kazim al-Touki identified the retirement-age provision affecting the PMF Authority’s head as the main obstacle to the bill’s passage. On Thursday, Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) carried programme guest Amal al-Shuwaili’s denial of a veto and assertion that personal disagreements were obstructing passage.

Sadiqoun MP Saad al-Khazali (AAH) said on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) on Wednesday that negotiations continued with factions whose weapons had not yet been addressed. He said resistance weapons had fulfilled their role. He also said weapons displayed in the streets without organization under the relevant ministries fell outside the state framework. In Sinjar, the Yazidi Cause Alliance endorsed completing the Sinjar Protection Units’ integration into Iraq’s security system, following the units’ Monday agreement with Baghdad to end their independent military status. The alliance also sought compensation, return grants, faster displaced-person returns, reconstruction and services. Turkey welcomed Iraqi measures in Sinjar and linked them to handing over Baashiqa base, according to Alsumaria.

Separately, Al-Ahad carried the Integrity Commission’s Thursday announcement that Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai had received and must repay 30 billion dinars. Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) and iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) . Al-Ghadeer also relayed the commission’s . The commission said al-Janabi .